Baji (2015 film)

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Baji
Baji first look poster.jpg
Theatrical Poster
Directed byNikhil Mahajan[ citation needed ]
Written byNikhil Mahajan
Suhrud Godbole
Shrirang Godbole (dialogue)
Produced byVivek Rangachari
Amit Ahirrao
Suhrud Godbole
Nikhil Mahajan
Starring Shreyas Talpade
Amruta Khanvilkar
Jitendra Joshi
CinematographyVasudeo Rane
Edited byAbhijit Deshpande
Music by Atif Afzal
Production
companies
DAR Motion Pictures
Virtue Entertainment
Blue Drop Films
IME Motion Pictures [1]
Distributed by DAR Motion Pictures
Virtue Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 February 2015 (2015-02-06)
Running time
170 Minutes
Country India
Language Marathi
Budget₹4 crore (US$500,000) [ citation needed ]
Box office₹10.79 crore (US$1.4 million) (2nd Week) [2]

Baji is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language superhero film written and directed by Nikhil Mahajan and produced by Vivek Rangachari and Amit Ahirrao under the banner DAR Motion Pictures and Virtue Entertainment and it is the first ever Marathi superhero film.

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The film stars Shreyas Talpade and Amruta Khanvilkar in lead roles while Jitendra Joshi plays the main antagonist. [3]

This film marks the comeback of Shreyas Talpade in the Marathi film industry after seven years. It was said that director Ravi Jadhav, Nagraj Manjule and Girija Oak would be seen in the film.

Plot

The story of the film is based on the legend of a man who took it upon himself to protect the common man against oppression and injustice. His sword, his bow-arrow and his white stallion live on to define him as Baji. Baji is known to guard and protect the people in his village. He fights to restore justice from a wicked villager named Martand, who is greedy to find the treasure hidden under the village.

Cast

Production

The film is being produced by Arun Rangachari, Vivek Rangachari, Aayush Maheshwari, Amit Ahirrao, Suhrud Godbole, Hrishikesh Kulkarni, Nikhil Mahajan under DAR Motion Pictures, Virtue Entertainment Blue Drop Films and IME Motion Pictures production banner and the film is also presented by DAR Motion Pictures and Virtue Entertainment. Baji is the second installment of Arun Rangachari and Vivek Rangachari under DAR Motion Pictures banner in the Marathi film industry. After, they produced two Marathi films Lalbaug Parel and Teecha Baap Tyacha Baap .

The stunts in the film was handle by action director Stunt Silva, who also did a small role into the film.

Soundtrack

Baji
Soundtrack album by
Atif Afzal
Released15 January 2015 (2015-01-15)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length24:58
Language Marathi
Label Zee Music Company
Atif Afzal chronology
Horn Please
(2013)		Baji
(2015)		That Sunday
(2015)
External audio
Nuvola apps arts.svg Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Baji
  1. "Aala Aala Re Baji"
    Released: 30 December 2014 [4]
  2. "Majha Baji"
    Released: 12 January 2015 [5]
  3. "Masoli"
    Released: 12 January 2015 [6]

The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Atif Afzal and lyrics are penned by Shrirang Godbole. [7]

Kollywood Singer Chinmayi makes her Marathi debut with this film. The first song, "Aala Aala Re Baji", sung by Shalmali Kholgade & Adarsh Shinde, was released on 30 December 2014. The second song, "Majha Baji", sung by Chinmayi who makes her debut in Marathi with the song, was released on 6 January 2015. The third Song, "Masoli", sung by Bela Shende, was released on 9 January 2015.

Track listing

Baji
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aala Aala Re Baji"Adarsh Shinde & Shalmali Kholgade 3:20
2."Majha Baji" Chinmayi 3:55
3."Masoli" Bela Shende 3:27
4."Baji O Baji"Adarsh Shinde4:17
5."Shravan Shravan" Atif Afzal & Chinmayi 3:44
6."Ye Na" Abhijeet Sawant 3:40
7."Majha Baji (Unplugged)" Chinmayi 3:55
Total length:24:58

Release

The film was released on 6 February 2015. It was released in 418 screens in Maharashtra along with Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka & Delhi. The first look Teaser of the film was released in theatres along with Shreyas Talpade's Home Production film Poshter Boyz and on Internet on 1 August 2014. [8] Girish Kulkarni has rendered his voice to the first look teaser. Theatrical trailer of the film was released on 8 December 2014 on YouTube. [9]

Box office

Baji opened to decent response at the box office. It collected ₹0.80 crore (US$100,000) on first day,₹1.10 crore (US$140,000) on second day and ₹1.60 crore (US$200,000) on third day.Thus it collected ₹3.50 crore (US$440,000) in its first weekend.The collections dropped on weekdays.It collected ₹1.98 crore (US$250,000) on weekdays and collected ₹5.48 crore (US$690,000) in its first week of release. [2]

Accolades

International Marathi Film Festival Awards 2015

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References

  1. ↑ "'Baji' movie production company". Marathi Movie Marketing.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2nd Week Box Office". Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "'Baji' movie cast & crew". Yepmovie.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Aala Aala Re Baji(From "Baji") - Single". iTunes . January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Majha Baji (From "Baji") - Single". iTunes . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Masoli (From "Baji") - Single". iTunes . Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Baji (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "'Baji' movie first look teaser". YouTube . Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "'Baji' official theatrical trailer". Youtube.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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